[Analytics] Malaysia’s big budget belies year of Covid-19 brutality
Things were rough for the Malaysian economy the past year. The government’s response to the…
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Laos allows private firms to study building power line to Vietnam
VIENTIANE, Feb 8, 2022, VNA. The Lao Government has given the green light for two…
Myanmar junta chief said Asean envoy can meet Suu Kyi party members: Cambodian minister
BANGKOK, Feb 7, 2022, Reuters. Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing has agreed to arrange…
Cambodia PM’s son, heir apparent to visit Japan in mid-Feb.
TOKYO, Feb 6, 2022, Kyodo News. Hun Manet, the eldest son of Cambodian Prime Minister…
[Analytics] Russia’s blossoming ties with ASEAN
Russia and ASEAN celebrated the 30th anniversary of official relations in 2021. There was no…
Kuala Lumpur must be prepared to face future challenges: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5, 2022, Bernama. The city of Kuala Lumpur must be better prepared…
Some 950,000 travelers recorded in Cambodia during Chinese New Year
PHNOM PENH, Feb 4, 2022, Xinhua. The number of domestic and foreign tourists traveling in…
Cambodia says non-political Myanmar rep invited to ASEAN meeting
PHNOM PENH, Feb 3, 2022, Reuters. Cambodia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that a non-political…
Healthcare standards in Laos need to be improved, country’s health minister says
VIENTIANE, Feb 3, 2022, The Star. Health officials in Laos are being pushed to do…
Myanmar marks coup anniversary with protests and unrest
BANGKOK, Feb 2, 2022, Reuters. Streets in some of Myanmar’s main cities were nearly deserted…
Skilled Lao labourers return to jobs in Thailand
VIENTIANE, Feb 2, 2022, The Nation. Statistics from the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare…
Thailand ready for rush of tourists with quarantine-free visas
BANGKOK, Feb 1, 2022, Bloomberg. Thailand expects to welcome hundreds of thousand holidaymakers a month…